Q: Is 174,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 174,000 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 174,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 29 30 40 48 50 58 60 75 80 87 100 116 120 125 145 150 174 200 232 240 250 290 300 348 375 400 435 464 500 580 600 696 725 750 870 1,000 1,160 1,200 1,392 1,450 1,500 1,740 2,000 2,175 2,320 2,900 3,000 3,480 3,625 4,350 5,800 6,000 6,960 7,250 8,700 10,875 11,600 14,500 17,400 21,750 29,000 34,800 43,500 58,000 87,000 and 174,000, with no remainder.

Since 174,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 174,000, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).